Baby name
FADING BOY · OLD ENGLISH
🇮🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Brad
/BRAD/
Meaning
“Broad meadow”
Broad meadow
How it ages.
Brad's brevity and contemporary edge prevent it from aging; if anything, it grows bolder.
The cultural moment.
Peak in 1980s-1990s North America; declining in new registrations but abundant across generations.